Procedure – Category 5000 (Students)
AR 5005.6 – Documenting Assistive Technology (AT) in the IEP
3. Supplementary aids and services under §§ 300.38 and 300.114(a)(2)(ii).
On a case-by-case basis, the use of school-purchased assistive technology devices in a child’s home or in other settings is required if the child’s IEP team determines that the child needs access to those devices in order to receive a free appropriate public education (FAPE). As mandated by IDEA, IEP teams must docume nt a child’s need for technology devices and services within the IEP. Assistive technology may be addressed in one or more components of the IEP. The need for assistive technology may be addressed in the present levels of performance, in the listing of special education and related services, and in the annual goals, benchmarks, and objectives. Assistive technology may also be addressed in the supplementary aids and services section, in the modifications required for participation in statewide and districtwide assessments, and in the modifications and supports required for school personnel. Assistive technology must always be addressed in the consideration of special factors component of the IEP. The IDEA requires that the IEP team consider what, if any, assistive technology may be needed by every child with a disability. Once the IEP team has reviewed assessment results and determined that assistive technology is needed for the provision of FAPE, it is then necessary to describe the assistive technology in th e child’s IEP. This may be done in a variety of ways. When it comes to determining if a child needs assistive technology devices or services, the assistive technology consideration process or review of an assistive technology screening or evaluation should guide the IEP toward clear and specific decisions and documentation about:
• Whether the child needs such devices or services to accomplish his/her IEP goals and be involved and progress in the general curriculum;
• Why the child does or does not need such devices or services;
• What tasks within the child’s customary environment a device or service is needed for, if there is a need; and
• If there is a need, what technology with what features is or may be a match for the child’s academic, developmental, and funct ional needs and abilities.
Federal law states,
Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations § 300.105 Assistive Technology.
AR 5005.6 – Documenting Assistive Technology (AT) in the IEP
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Desert Mountain Special Education Local Plan Area (DMSELPA) (rev. 09/17)
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